Wahlgren Surname

125,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wahlgren Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Field branch.

Wahlgren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2,2591:4,359414
United States1,0701:338,74730,543
Norway751:68,5649,650
Denmark671:84,2498,149
Finland661:83,2838,933
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
France51:13,284,544357,392
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Wahlgrén (3) are calculated separately.

Wahlgren Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Field branch.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wahlgren Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wahlgren Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wahlgren has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Wahlgrén. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahlgren? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wahlgren is the 125,271st most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,004,827 people. The last name Wahlgren occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Wahlgren are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Wahlgren is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 2,259 people, or 1 in 4,359. In Sweden Wahlgren is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 27 percent are found, Skåne County, where 23 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Sweden this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.

Wahlgren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wahlgren has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,972 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wahlgren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wahlgren last name are 6.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Wahlgren earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.78% less than the national average, earning 308,776 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.97% less than the national average, earning R 92,760 per year; in United States they earn 8.64% more than the national average, earning $46,879 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning $49,265 CAD per year.

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